Urban Living
The Quincy | Denver, Colorado
The Quincy is a highly anticipated complement to the skyline of Denver’s Central Business District. The project’s overarching programmatic vision is to resist the common urge to develop on the outskirts of the city proper, instead bringing over 300 residences into to the heart of the city in the spirit of true urban mixed-use infill.
About
The Project
Located in the heart of downtown Denver’s Central Business District, The Quincy spans three-quarters of a city block and consists of a 28-story luxury apartment building, including ground-floor retail and a seven-level parking garage, which is topped off with an 8th-floor amenities deck.
The Quincy includes a wide range of apartment sizes, including studios and penthouses. The showcase of the amenity deck is a transparent swimming pool with a 25-foot by 10-foot underwater view pane cantilevered over the edge of the building, as well as hot tubs, outdoor kitchens, fire pits, and green space. Adjacent to the amenity deck is an exercise room, yoga studio, business center, and various club rooms. Dog spas, bike storage, and a ski/bike maintenance room are also available to residents.
Safety in the Heart of Denver
Given the massive amounts of foot traffic walking by The Quincy day and night, perimeter protection was a must. Perimeter protection was installed that had an extra layer of protection for passers-by. In addition to the standard 42-inch guardrail that was installed on the perimeter, a cable was installed on the perimeter at a six-foot vertical height from each floor. A mesh screen was hung from the 6-foot cable to prevent debris from blowing off each floor and potentially hitting pedestrians below.
To further the efficiency in safety systems, a strap with a D-ring at the end was attached to the rebar of each concrete column around the perimeter of the building. When the concrete was placed and shoring removed, a safe tie-off point remained every 20 feet for workers to clip into for fall protection. This created a simple and reliable fall protection resource and prevented workers from having to create tie-off points on their own. After the building was enclosed and fall protection requirements no longer applied, the straps were cut from the columns.
History Underneath the Site
With the excavation came extra rubble and debris in the site dirt – which turned out to be brick from old row houses from the turn of the Century. Full foundations were found, in-tact, 14-feet below the street surface, along with old root cellars, tiled basements, and even glass bottles.
Aquatic Challenges
As The Quincy was nearing its structural topping out, crews prepared to install the building's unique focal point, the pool. Eight stories above street level, this glass-sided sky pool hovers at the building’s edge on the amenity deck, which had unique glazing challenges.
Utilizing two different and compatible waterproofing systems brought the conceptual design of the pool glazing to reality. Since the pool glazing was manufactured in Osaka, Japan, JR Butler and the project team coordinated compatibility testing between the Shin-Etsu three-part epoxy caulking with Hydrotech waterproofing. This newfound compatibility of materials, now proven at The Quincy, will be the standard for other pool designs across the region.
Safety in the Heart of Denver
Given the massive amounts of foot traffic walking by The Quincy day and night, perimeter protection was a must. Perimeter protection was installed that had an extra layer of protection for passers-by. In addition to the standard 42-inch guardrail that was installed on the perimeter, a cable was installed on the perimeter at a six-foot vertical height from each floor. A mesh screen was hung from the 6-foot cable to prevent debris from blowing off each floor and potentially hitting pedestrians below.
To further the efficiency in safety systems, a strap with a D-ring at the end was attached to the rebar of each concrete column around the perimeter of the building. When the concrete was placed and shoring removed, a safe tie-off point remained every 20 feet for workers to clip into for fall protection. This created a simple and reliable fall protection resource and prevented workers from having to create tie-off points on their own. After the building was enclosed and fall protection requirements no longer applied, the straps were cut from the columns.
History Underneath the Site
With the excavation came extra rubble and debris in the site dirt – which turned out to be brick from old row houses from the turn of the Century. Full foundations were found, in-tact, 14-feet below the street surface, along with old root cellars, tiled basements, and even glass bottles.
Aquatic Challenges
As The Quincy was nearing its structural topping out, crews prepared to install the building's unique focal point, the pool. Eight stories above street level, this glass-sided sky pool hovers at the building’s edge on the amenity deck, which had unique glazing challenges.
Utilizing two different and compatible waterproofing systems brought the conceptual design of the pool glazing to reality. Since the pool glazing was manufactured in Osaka, Japan, JR Butler and the project team coordinated compatibility testing between the Shin-Etsu three-part epoxy caulking with Hydrotech waterproofing. This newfound compatibility of materials, now proven at The Quincy, will be the standard for other pool designs across the region.
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